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Managed SOC Pricing Calculator
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Managed SOC pricing is one of the most opaque corners of the security market — quotes for the same organization can vary by 3–4x. This guide explains how providers actually price SOC-as-a-service, what the 2026 market rates look like, and which hidden costs to ask about before you sign.
Per endpoint / month
The most common model. You pay for each monitored device — workstations, servers, sometimes cloud workloads. Predictable and easy to compare across vendors.
Per user / month
Typical for Microsoft-stack services (Defender, M365), where licensing is already user-based. Suits organizations with many devices per employee.
By data ingested
Common when SIEM management (Sentinel, Splunk) is included — you pay per GB/day of log volume. Watch this one: log growth quietly grows the bill.
Tiered flat rate
A fixed monthly fee by company size and service tier. Simplest to budget, but check what's excluded before comparing against per-endpoint quotes.
| Service level | Per endpoint / month | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Entry monitoring | $8–$25 | Alerting and triage, limited or no response actions |
| Full MDR | $25–$50 | 24/7 monitoring plus containment, investigation, and remediation guidance |
| Premium MDR | $50–$100+ | Dedicated analysts, proactive threat hunting, compliance reporting |
By organization size, that typically lands at $3,000–$6,000/month for up to ~100 endpoints, $6,000–$18,000/month for 100–500 endpoints, and $18,000–$45,000/month for larger enterprises (2026 industry benchmark ranges).
Together these commonly add 15–25% to first-year cost — always ask for all-in pricing.
The alternative to managed SOC pricing is building your own — and the math is unforgiving. A minimal 24/7 in-house SOC needs 8–10 analysts just to cover shifts (typically $1M+ in fully-loaded salaries), before SIEM licensing, EDR tooling, threat intelligence feeds, training, and turnover. For most organizations under a few thousand employees, a managed SOC delivers the same coverage at 40–70% lower total cost. The calculator above runs this comparison line by line for your headcount, coverage needs, and industry.
Industry benchmarks for 2026 put managed SOC pricing at roughly $15–$50 per endpoint per month for most organizations, rising to $50–$100+ for premium tiers with dedicated analysts and threat hunting. By company size, that typically works out to $3,000–$6,000/month for organizations with up to 100 endpoints, $6,000–$18,000/month for 100–500 endpoints, and $18,000–$45,000/month for larger enterprises. Exact pricing depends on coverage hours, response depth, log volume, and compliance requirements — use the calculator above for an estimate based on your organization.
Providers price managed SOC services four main ways: per endpoint per month (the most common model), per user per month (typical for Microsoft-stack services), by data volume ingested (common when a SIEM like Sentinel or Splunk is included), or as a tiered flat rate based on company size and service level. Many contracts combine models — for example, a per-endpoint base with a data-ingestion component for SIEM management.
For the vast majority of small and mid-sized organizations, yes — usually by 40–70%. A minimal in-house 24/7 SOC requires at least 8–10 analysts to cover shifts (typically $1M+ in fully-loaded salaries), plus SIEM licensing, threat intelligence feeds, training, and management overhead. A managed SOC spreads those fixed costs across many customers. The calculator on this page breaks down the comparison line by line for your headcount and industry.
A typical base price includes 24/7 monitoring, alert triage and investigation, detection tuning, and standard reporting. Watch for items that are often priced separately: onboarding/implementation fees, log-ingestion overages, incident response retainers, compliance reporting add-ons, and faster SLA tiers. Hidden extras can add 15–25% to first-year cost, so ask any provider for all-in pricing against your endpoint count and data volume.
Want a real number instead of a benchmark range? Run the calculator above, or talk to our team about managed SOC pricing for your environment.